CULTURES OF STONE

INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH ON THE MATERIALITY OF STONE

Fuente arqueologiamedieval. DUBLIN, 18TH-20TH SEPTEMBER

 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN

 William J. Clinton Auditorium

 CALL FOR PAPERS

 Submission Deadline: 15th JUNE 2014

 We welcome proposals drawing from different fields to understand the involvement of people with stone and its significance, from any period and geographical context, around these themes:

 - The moving, trade, and exchange of stone

 - Sensory perception and engagement with stone

 - The reinterpretation of stone through experimental approaches

 - The ritualistic and symbolic meaning of stone

 - The transformation of stone from its sourcing to its final deposition

 - Stone and monumentality

 Abstracts of 300 words for papers and posters should be sent to culturesofstone+abstracts@gmail.com

 For details on submission, conference registration and programme please visit http://culturesofstone.eu.pn/

 On behalf of the Cultures of Stone conference committee:

 Bernard Gilhooly

 Niamh Kelly

 Sol Mallía-Guest

 A. David Newell